Results for 'pono'
pono - true, faithful
whakapono - to believe; faith
pononga - servant; prisoner; slave
Kia pono! - Be truthful!
tūpono - to come upon accidentally, happen by chance
E whakapono ana au ki a koe.
I am believing in you.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E whakapono ana ia ki te Atua.
She believes in God.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Me pono koe.
You should be honest.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Nō tō tāua taenga, ka tūpono ia e mau kaka rerehua ana rāua.
When they arrived, he realised that they were wearing fancy dress.
Belonging to the past - nō
Me whakapono mai!
You should believe in me!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Hāponotia tōku hē!
Prove me wrong!
Passive sentences - tikina...
Nō hea i uia te pono o ngā kōrero i tana CV.
The truth of what he put in his CV was never questioned.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea
Nō hea i uia te pono o ngā kōrero i tana whārangi pukumata.
The truth of what she put on her facebook page was never questioned.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea
Kāore te tamaiti i whakapono ki tā tōna hoa i kī ai.
The child didn't believe what his friend said.
He tangata pono koe.
You are an honest person.
I mua i whakapono ngā tāngata ki ngā taniwha.
People used to believe in taniwha.
He pono taku kī!
I'm telling the truth.
Ehara! He tangata pono kē ia.
On the contrary! He's actually an honest fulla.